molybdate

[ muh-lib-deyt ]

/ məˈlɪb deɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt of any molybdic acid.

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Origin of molybdate

First recorded in 1785–95; molybd(ic) + -ate²

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Examples from the Web for molybdate

A more eligible preparation is the molybdate of baryta, produced by mixing solutions of molybdate of potash and acetate of baryta.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
A blue precipitate falls, which is a molybdate of molybdic oxide, hydrated, and abundantly soluble in water.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
The fluid acquires a yellow coloration when boiled with a solution of molybdate of ammonia.
Legal Chemistry|A. Naquet
Molybdate of ammonium is the salt principally used in dyeing.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

The solution containing the molybdate is neutralised and treated with an excess of mercurous nitrate.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for molybdate

molybdate

/ (mɒˈlɪbdeɪt) /

noun

a salt or ester of a molybdic acid

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